History of the Carlisle United v Swindon Town fixture
Carlisle play host to Swindon tomorrow afternoon holding the advantage on previous meetings between the two sides. Of the 19 games played at Brunton Park the Cumbrians have won eight and drawn eight, while Town have been victorious three times.
The last time the two sides met being one of the draws in a dour 0-0 League One stalemate in early September 2010 as 5,689 fans looked on. One of Swindon's three wins in Cumbria coming in the 2009-10 campaign though in League One in late November 2009. Charlie Austin, as early as the third minute of the match, scoring one of many goals for himself over the season as the Robins took all three points in front of 4,339 spectators.
United's biggest win at home to the Robins came in the old Division Two promotion campaign of 1973-74 when Carlisle thumped Town 5-1 at Brunton Park. Frank Clarke hammered home four goals, one from the penalty spot, while Joe Laidlaw scored the other as 6,544 fans looked on, Dave Syrett netting a consolation goal for the visitors.
Swindon have only won two other times at Brunton Park in 19 attempts, both of them coming in promotion campaigns for the Wiltshire outfit. The most recent was in 1995-96 in the third tier when they won 1-0 thanks to Ed Murray, while the victory for the Robins before that came in the old Third Division in 1986-87. United crashing to a 3-0 defeat, amazingly in front of only 2,082 spectators, the Town goals coming from Tim Parkin, Bryan Wade and a Mark Jones penalty.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 19 Feb | Swindon | 0 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 04 Sep | Carlisle | 0 - 0 | Swindon | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Swindon | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Swindon | League One |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Carlisle | 1 - 1 | Swindon | League One |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Swindon | 1 - 1 | Carlisle | League One |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Swindon | 2 - 2 | Carlisle | League One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Carlisle have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Cumbrians in those games, with eight conceded. In complete contrast to United meanwhile, Swindon are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just one, draw two and lose three of their last six matches away from the County Ground. While the Robins have notched up six goals in those games, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Carlisle's seven points gained from their five games played so far sees them lie just inside the top half of the League One table, in 12th position. Swindon meanwhile have the same amount of points from the same number of matches, but their slightly better goal difference sees them sit one place higher in the division, in 11th place.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Swindon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Carlisle may be coming up against a decent side in Swindon Town, but the Footymad panel do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Cumbrians....... Home Win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Carlisle | Unbeaten in last three home games. |
| Swindon | Lost last two away matches. Overall losing run of three games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here